Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-31
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peppermint growers indicates that
stomach ache will be something of q
lux Try next year Pittsburgh ChrOn-
icie.
Since young Popinjay became en-
gagged his afiianced has grown domi-
neering. The young man says that If
this sort of thing doesn't stop pretty
soon there is going to be y fight
against ring rule. Huntington Free
Press.
"A Texas woman has Invented and
patented n pic-safc But no pie is
safe if it is within reach of young
man boar Ter when he returns ut a
late hour from II counting seance.
NorriSt0i0p HcrdId
a NJ. Shoe on NJ. Foot
Every boot you eer made for me pinches,
You destroy an existence once sweet;
1t is tough to be dying by inches,
But III worse to be dying by feet!
-Iii-BttS.
This here paper says boycotters
is tramps, as rule" said II farmer to
his son. Yes, papa" ''Wrll, Tn
blamed if | don't wish that the tramps
would take notion in their heads to
boycott me" r'joincd the old man,
YEARLY. - Merchant Traveller
Nj Newgoder-"This is Mr..
L'wis, our architect, Marihy. HIS
gon' to begin to work on the new
house ut once" Ms Newgolder-
M rnin', M Lewis! (To herself y
d mt like his style for workman.
Bet he never had n par of overalls on
in his life"-Pact
-Naomi-"G 'orge, are you sure
that you never b fore loved woman
as you love me?' Gaorge-"Sure? As
we'll ask me if | love the idolalrous
crecds of the healhen as well rs the
pure religion of my fathers Naomi
allow charmingly you say that"
George (abscntly) -"pvc said it often
enough in my life TO do it charming
ly. "-NebrdShd State Journal.
One of our Somervlle ministers is
complaining that he has a grudge
against the newspaper photographers
of the country. Il usel to be kept
supplied with daintily-cmbroi Tered
slippers all The time" says he, "but
you fellows have made so many Jokes
about the prac ice, AMI p ,ked so much
fun at the fair donors, that the other
day had to 90 and buy Il pair. -
SomCrriLIc Journal.
An old gentleman speaking to q
young lady and commenting upon her
freshness and good looks, remarked:
"Ah, my dear, may you long retain
them. Yours Is q happy period of life.
You know nothing yctof The jealousies,
the heart burnings, the contentious,
the rivalries that beset the pa hway of
existence. " Don't !, thought she
interrupted "a want you to UNDER
and that belong TO Il church choir"
N y lVceklU
The Reporter hasn't had the atten.
tion it should have had, owing to the
fact that the editor was off two or
three days in Atlanta. II means what
he says, and won't get oir--in A lanta
soon again, and the Reporter will be
made as interesting in the future as
the editor knows how to make it.
Bear with us this time. Editors
are like other folks II little, you
know. Anyway, they don't live always,
and we don want to since our return
from Atlanta. We are tired yet.
BrOnVood ga. J Reporter.
An old bachelor, who had long
sought to find n woman that, as he
used to say, "woull be q fitting mate,
at last found her in railrod car, and
took a scat by hers She was young
and innocent in appearance, and AFTER
short time the bachelor softly whis-
pered 10 her: care Won married. my
dear?" Me married." she cried, in
tones that rang through the car; "me
married! No, but I've sued TELLER for
breach of promisc!" Tho bachelor
left the car at the first station il
| stopped AIN r. Led0er.